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1. A. GRIFFIN REPLIES TO
DAILY NEWS EDITORIAL ON
FREIGHT RATE ADVANCES
(From Chicago Dally News.)
Mr. Griffin Replies.
I desire to call attention to an edito
rial printed in The Daily News. May
21. headed "Back Fire on the Shippers."
'In which you make the following state
ments: First, that my representation
of the case Is not candid; second, that
what I did have to say was based upon
the action of the shippers' conference,
and. third, that I had no right to pose
as a business man having interests in
common with the shippers.
The circulation for signatures of a
statement relating to freight rates was.
as far as I was concerned, confined to
fellow members of the Railway Busi
ness association, and no reference was
made tp the shippers' conference. I
personally attended this conference
and have no criticism to make on any
thing that was done there and none
was made or Intended by me, but what
I "deprecated" was contained in an ar
ticle sent out by the Illinois Manufac
turers' Association, dated May 7. and.
as a member of that Association, I
personally wrote a letter to each of its
individual members, dated May 17. In
this I referred to the misleading and
unfair statements contained in the
circular of May 7 mentioned above, and
In doing so I was "candid." I said
that the statement "that railroads are
rapidly increasing their net earnings"
was not true and as to the correctness
of my statement I beg to refer to the
following:
The latest Interstate-commerce com
mission reports show that during the
month of March eleven systems, repre
senting every railroad north and west
on a line drawn through Chicago and
St. Louis, show an increase in gross
earnings for the month of March, of
nearly $7,000,000 compared with March.
1909. while the net earnings for the
same roads in the same period show
a decrease of $965,000; and the Inter
state commerce commission figures for
the ten months, July to March 31, in
1910, as compared with 1909. show an
Increase in gross of over $50,000,000.
while the net earnings of these same
systems In the same period of compari
son, show a falling off of over $3,500.
000. And. as comparatively little of
the Increases In wages had even gone
Into effect during March, the railroads
must provide some means to increase
a revenue that is already decreasing
on an increased amount of business,
and there Is no way for railroads to
provide this except by increasing their
rates, and surely there is "reason for
the need of it"
In the third paragraph on the sec
ond page of this Illinois Manufac
turers' Association circular of May 7
It Is stated that 7.99 per cent was
earned on the dividend-paying stock,
making no allowance for the 34 per
cent, of stock on which no dividends
were paid. I might, with equal propri
ety, make the statement that there
was no dividend paid on the non-divi
dend paying stock. For a clearer defi
nition, the average earnings should be
based upon the entire stock, and not
upon the best paying portion of It, un
less there is some reason why the
$2,500,000,000 representing the 34 per
cent should not have received any divi
dends at all.
In the final paragraph of the edito
rial it is stated that I should not be
allowed to pose as a business man.
"having no interest in common with
the shippers." Inasmuch as my con
cern shipped an average of 350.000 tons
df finished product during 1906 and
1907. and we were obliged to receive
more than 350,000 tons of iron to fur
nish this, plus enormous quantities of
coke, coal and other supplies, I can
safely claim to have shipped In and
out 750,000 tons a year, and as there
are no railroads who can afford to haul
this material, or any part of it. without
having a revenue from it, an increase
of 10 cents a ton on my hauling charge
would amount to $75,000 and, there
fore. I have "business" interests In com
mon with other shippers." The 350,000
tons of finished product shipped repre
sented in the neighborhood of $10,000.
000. This $10,000,000 represented most
ly labor, with the exception of the
cost of the ore and coal in the mines.
All the balance was made up of wages
and profit on the different conditions
of the raw material until it was fin
ished product.
My Illinois plants produced 60 per
cent or this amount, or $6,000,000 a
year. For three years our Chicago
plants have not run more than half
capacity. Therefore, there was $3,000,
000 a year less in distribution because
of a corresponding shrinkage in sales.
As most of our iron and coal comes
from Illinois, this $3,000,000 a year was
not distributed in Chicago, as would
have been the case had we worked on
the same output that we did in 1906
and 1907. And a great deal of that
$3,000,000 which was not paid was
taken out of the business firms situ
ated in or near Chicago by the non
purchases from their varied business
on the part of the community that
would have received the $3,000,000 a
year for three years. That is the rea
son why I have a right, as a business
man, to deprecate any unfair or un
called-for obstacles that are placed In
the way of my business and the hun
dred other varieties of business in this
country that are affected by the money
put into circulation by the railroads.
When it is further considered that my
business constitutes but 10 per cent
of the cost of a car and that there
were nine other units similarly affect
ed, most of which would have been
tributary to Chicago, anyone can &ee
how important it is to his Individual
interests that the railroad companies
should have ample funds to make these
improvements and purchases, and will
realize how comparatively easy it will
be to stand a reasonable advance on
the freight for any material he will
need, if he Is receiving Increased
orders.
Chicago. T. A. GRIFFIN
(Advertisement)
Make the quarters comfortable.
Do not allow weeds In the yard.
The manure should be on the land
doing good.
The more lice you have the less
chicks you will raise.
Unsprayed orchards fail to hold
their leaves late enough.
Never use poor seed.
Plant only potatoes that are sound.
No horse can thrive on musty bran,
oats or corn.
Cooked meat is much better to give
the very young turkeys.
Sweet clover is a good Indicator of
soil that will grow alfalfa.
Weeds reduce the physical condition
of the soil to a poorer state.
With prices at the $10 mark, the
bog has become a respected farm ani
mal. Now that the chicks are hatched,
comes the difficult part of raising
them.
Make It a rule to caress the colt
after performing well what was re
quired of him.
Among the things by which time
can be saved by usinir lareer ma
chinery the grain drill stands first
Few annual flowers will grow so
easily and give the wealth of bloom
for so long a season as the nasturtiums.
Buy only the best and never sell
good stock, except when you have a
surplus or when the birds are too
old for profit
Free range for hogs does not mean
that they should be allowed to run
in the highways and through the
neighbors fields.
Every tnclosure for the hog should
be perfectly tight, and with the ex
cellent wire fences that are now man
ufactured it is an easy matter.
BOYS TAKE A BACK SEAT
Spelling Contests Held in New Orleans
Prov Girls Superior to Their
Brothers.
The result of the spelling contests
in the New Orleans public schools
again demonstrates the superior pro
ficiency of the girls, practically all of
the victors being members of the
gentler sex. Last year the same thing
was true and the matter was quite
generally commented on In the press
and at gatherings where educational
subjects were discussed.
So far as our information goes there
have been no contests to determine
the pupils In other branches of study,
but it would be interesting to know
(f this feminine superiority is found
to exist in all studies, or if they are
confined only to particular branches.
Doubtless this result id due in part to
the fact that the female mind ripens
at an earlier age than Is the case with
the masculine mind, although there is
little doubt that the reminine intel
lect along certain lines is more acute
than th masculine, which would seen,
to Justify the conclusion that certain
branches of studj are more readily
mastered by girls and women.
in view or the growing number of
young women that are going into po
sitions as stenographers, typewiltists
and other positions requiring an ac--curate
knowledge of spelling, this dem
onstrated proficiency is most gratify
ing. The public school administra
tion is to be commended upon the ef
forts it has made to improve the
spelling of the public school pupils
and the triumphant girls to be con
gratulated upon their easy victory
over the boys.
The Outing Spirit
If you want to have a good time
on your outings you must make up
your mind to help along by acquiring
the outing spirit This means:
Learn to put up with whatever
turns up.
Don't grumble, fidget or expect im
possibilities. Don't pose. That is. pretend you
like roughing it and outdoor life when
all you crave Is a crowded board walk
and the glitter of a summer hotel.
Don't attempt more than you have
strength for.
Be a good sport without being reck
less. Look after your health. Remem
ber the worker's outing must have
rest and strength building for the un
derlying motive. Therefore, don't
overtire yourself or trifle with bad wa
ter and messy foods.
Make your outing come well within
your means. It is foolish to "blow
in" in two weeks the savings of
months.
Season all with a determination to
have a good time, keep happy anil
never let your temper run away with
you.
The essentials of a good summer
hog pasture are. first, a good hog
tight fence; next comes a good stand
if grass, clover or other good forage
plants.
Long Wait.
"Why don't you wait on a sport
like me?" demanded the patron who
had made the tenth unsuccessful at
tempt to give his order for "ham
and"
"Sport!" laughed the sarcastic
waiter, "you look like a sport Why.
7011 need a shave!"
"Well, that's your fault If I do. I
lldn't need it when I came in."
Invitation Accepted.
It is told that a certain lady of a
western Kansas town desired to show
kindness to the captain of the local
6tate militia company and wrote the
the following invitation: "Mrs.
requests the pleasure of Captain "s
company at a reception on Friday eve
niug." A prompt reply came: "With the
exception of three men who are sick
with measles. Captain 'b company
accepts your kind invitation and will
oome with pleasure Jo your reception
Friday evening."
Pocket Wireless.
The Italian savant, Mgr. Cerebotanl,
papal nuncio at Munich. Is the in
ventor of an instrument like a large
watch, which enables a person to re
reive messages transmitted from
"wireless" stations. The apparatus Is
merely a pocket receiver, and the only
accessories are a bobbin of wire and
a metallic encased cane. A person
thus equipped can at a given moment
receive communications from a station
within a radius of twenty to thirty
miles.
Midas.
Midas had come to that point In his
career where everything he touched
turned to gold.
"What shall you ever do with the
stuff?" asked his entourage in visible
alarm.
Midas affected not to be uneasy.
"Just wait till the boys begin to
touch me!" quoth he. displaying an
acquaintance with economic tenden
cies far in advance of his age. Puck.
What the Ants Tell Us.
If you go out In the morning and
find the ants busily engaged in clear
ing out their nests and dragging the
sand and bits of earth to the surface
you may be sure, no matter how
cloudy, there will be no rain that day.
If. however, in the afternoon you see
the ants hurrying back to their nests
and the sentinels hunting up the
stragglers and urging them to go
borne you may be certain that there
will be rain that afternoon or night
How the ants know we have no idea.
but they do know.
Truly Wonderful Climate.
Hyperbole Gassaway went from here
to a little town in southern California
for his health. In two weeks he wrote
home that he felt ten years younger.
Some days later he wrote again that
he felt 20 years younger. Then his
family heard no more from him. They
telegraphed the mayor of the Cali
fornia town for information about
their Hyperbole Gassaway and got
this answer: "I regret to inform you
that your beloved husband and father,
after a month's residence here, died
from cholera infantum."
Hotel Kennels for Dogs.
Hotels, according to an article In
the Hotel World, should be provided
with portable dog kennels to be rent
ed to the guests who insist on taking
their dogs to rcoms. Such a kennel
should be about four feet long and of
a width that would allow It to go
through the door of a room. It should
oe constructed of wood, lined part
way up with zinc or sheet metaL The
upper part should be covered with
open wire work, and the bottom should
be provided with broad tread casters.
Popular Mechanics.
While the interest In good roads
seems to be general throughout the
country It is not active because con
centration of effort is necessary to
secure them.
It is as Impossible to tell by looking
at a cow the amount of milk she will
give in a year as it Is to tell the
amount of butter fat present in milk
by looking at it
You can have pure bred flock of
chickens Just as well as not If you
have not the hens to lay the eggs se
cure eggs from a pure breed and
hatch and raise the kind you like best
Mangels are the most economical
beet to grow for milk production; but
many breeders. In forcing cows for ex
treme records, prefer table 'beets, be
cause the cows will eat a larger quan
tity. With some varieties of apples, like
Ben Davis, Bordeaux cannot safely be
used just after the blossoms fall be
cause of the russeting and disfigure
ment of the fruit which almost surely
results.
When properly used millet Is one of
the most palatable forage crops of the
whole list, and furthermore when one
or two simple precautions are taken
It is as safe as any other kind of hay
or forage.
The period of Incubation for pheas
ant eggs does not differ greatly from
that of common fowls, though it is
slightly longer, 25 as compared with
21 days. The eggs are usually set
under a Cochin bantam hen.
The reason why hogs so eagerly
devour coal ashes, rotten wood and
such material. Is because they do not
have, whllo In close confinement,
the material their systems require.
At large they root it out of the
ground.
After all. It Is hen fruit that Is the
most reliable crop, and it gets too
little attention on the majority of
farms. The time is coming soon when
eggs and poultry will be one of the
principal sources of income to thoso
who own small or medium-sized farms.
The time is not far distant when
this country will be compelled to make
available every form of fertility that
will enrich the soil. The people of In
dia, of China, and of Egypt were long
ago compelled to make use of the fer
tility which in this country is thrown
Into the rivers, lakes and harbors
through town and city sewers. If
those eastern people bad not made
such use of fertility starvation would
have ensued.
ws.
Perpetual Motion.
There have been many attempts to
solve the secret of perpetual motion,
sa- the Westminster Gazette. The
nearest approach to that Ideal though
Its inventor makes no claim to have
discovered it is a timepiece devised
by the Hon. R. J. Strutt, Lord Ray
leigh's son. which consists of two
leaves of aluminum, an exhausted
glass tube and a fraction of a grain of
radium. The radioactivity or the
radium causes the aluminum leaves to
move once a minute, and with a wire- j
It pays to cultivate the orchard but
it does not pay to do it poorly.
A spoonful of feed for from a dozen
to twenty chicks is enough at one
time.
Choose the breed of cows you like
and stick to that breed without
change.
A disastrous mistake many make
with chicks is to feed a lot of soft and
sloppy feeds.
A colt should be made acquainted
with the bridle bit for some time be
fore a harness is put on him.
For a person or a horse to learn
new things the first lessons should
be short with long resting spells be
tween.
Success In growing chicks, or any
other young animal, depends largely
upon frequent feeding on small
amounts.
A pint of crude carbolic acid mixed
wlUi a gallon of kerosene makes an
excellent spray for poultry houses,
and it is cheap.
In selecting a brood sow watch the
herd at feeding time. The thriftiest
and fattest always .get to the trough
first, and these are the ones to buy.
Keep shade trees In the permanent
pasture in groups rather than scat
tered individual trees. The shade will
be cooler and less ground will be taken I
up.
Whatever other industries a town
may have there is always room for
a good creamery if there is a suf
ficient number of cows In the adjoin
ing territory.
There is no danger of the market
being glutted with poultry products
and the person who Intelligently In
creases a flock will be on the win
ning side next year.
The dairy cow is a wonderful me
dium for the proper disposal of farm
grown crops. She is a complete fac
tory. Her only demand is that you
give her a "square deal."
A well fenced hog pasture, or sev
eral small ones, is not only an excel
lent place for making bogs do their
best In warm weather, but is also a
good pasture for calves or other small
animals.
Hints For Hostess
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TIMELY SUGGESTIONS
for Those Planning Seasonable
Entertainments
Spring Party for Children.
It all depends upon the weather
how much of this party may be car
ried out in the open. It is all practical
for the house though, should showers
spill from a bright blue sky.
First, tell the children they are to
go out after game and give each one
i V-tle denim bunting bag for the
trophies, which are animal crackers
hidden in every conceivable place, the
crackers to be eaten or taken home,
and to the one who bags the most
animals a prize of a toy animal saay
be given.
Then give each guest a card with
numbers from 1 to 15 on and place a
blackboard where all can see it The
leader or the hostess selects a child
to draw a picture, whispering to him
the animal be is to draw; the guests
write beside the number the name of
the animal they think he Is trying to
portray. When 15 animals have been
drawn and guessed collect the cards,
and to the one who has correctly
guessed the most a Noah's ark is
given.
Next have this bird-guessing con
test: I think It appeared in the
department several years ago or one
similar to It, but it goes so well with
a party that I gladly repeat it. as our
readers are continually beseeching
me for seasonable contests. The an
swers are names of birds.
1 A Jolly outdoor time Meadow lark
2 What hunters sometimes do Klldeer
3 A quaint old-fashioned name... Phoebe
4 Used In decorations Bunting
o irom whom do you buy meat
Butcher-Wrd
A color Quakers like Dove
7 An unsteady light Flickers
& Material for summer trousers.... Duck
S A stupid fellow Booby
10 A boy's name Bob White
11 What two friends do Chat
12 Newr seen In summer. Snowftake
13 An amusement for children Teeter
1 What farmers need in harvest time
Thrasher
16 What does a dog do when pleased
Wagtail
IK A colored tool Yellow hammer
17 A celebrated American artist
Whistler
will be. All extra parcels should bo
delivered to the bride elect during the
repast I think a party like this should
be at night so as to include the much
neglected bridegroom and bis friends.
A Dutch Card Party.
The decorations were entirely Hol
land's national colors blue and red
with yellow flowers, if procurable.
Only bulb blossoms should be used, as
Holland is famoas for them. The
score was kept by stringing tiny
pretzels on a ribbon of Delft blue, at
the end of which was a wee wooden
shoe. A large shoe filled with flowers
was the table centerpiece, with small
er ones filled with bonbons at each
plate.
The hostess had been in Holland,
so had genuine Dutch postals, which
she used as place cards. The prizes
were all bits of Delft For the supper,
which was served at 11 o'clock, there
was a strictly Dutch menu not Ger
man. I am very glad to give It for the
benefit of the many readers who have
requested such things, and I have
never been exactly sure, as people
whom I have asked have differed in
opinion.
These dishes come to me as being
essentially "Dutch." Each hostess
may select from the outfit what suits
her need and not try to serve the en
tire menu unless she wishes. Of
course oysters are out of season un
til September. Oh. yes; the cards
used had backs representing Holland
scenes.
It is Immaterial about the size of
the window and also about the kind of
windows for a cow stable. One can
use the kind that best suits bis fancy.
The important thing is to get suffi
cient light in the stable.
Soy beans may be planted from
early spring until midsummer. If
wanted for grain, plant at corn-planting
time. For hay. they may be plant
ed later, and if a catch crop is desired,
they may be planted still later.
It Is a very difficult thing to have
the sheep carry its fleece over the
summer season and into the second
year, owing to the tendencies to shed
wool from various influences that an
noy and derange the vigor and general
health of the animal.
Economy in fencing never begins In
tho choice of poor wire. There Is
great difference in the value of differ
ent grades. Take some trouble and
pay an extra price to get the best
The use of light-gauge wire Is often
the most expensive course in tbe end.
One cauFe of the idea, which still
prevails to a great extent in the city,
that much of the comb honey is adul
terated. Is the fact that there are per
haps hundreds of different flowers
which produce honey, no two of which
are of exactly the same flavor, and
varying also In color.
Raspberries and blackberries should
bo cultivated rather shallow between
the rows, with horse and cultivator,
and weeds around the plants cut out
with the hoe until July, when a heavy
mulch should lie placed between the
rows, of some material that will pre
vent the evaporation of the moisture.
Here Is a list of the most essential
tools: Hoe, garden rake, four-tlned
fork, long-handled shovel, spade, dib
ber, wheelbarrow, garden line, seed-
drill, double-wheel hoe with its at
tachments and weeder; to these we
might add plant protectors, trowel,
watering-pot and sprayer. These for
the small garden; the large market
gardens require a still larger equip
ment of horse-tools, etc.
Contrary to the general Idea of
duck eggs, those from the Runners
are of the very best quality and are
superior to hen cgg3 for staple and
fancy edible use. They are much
larger than hen eggs, two of them
being fully the equal to three of the
hen's product, and are of such a mild,
delicate flavor that a brisk demand
has been created for them in cities
at an advance from 5 to 20 cents per
dozen over hen eggs
less coherer a bell rings at each
movement. For 10,000 years at least
the wonderful energy inherent in the
microscopic piece of radium will, it is
calculated, continue to act, and noth
ing whatever needs to be done to the
clock once It is set going.
Ideas for Kitchen Shower.
Ask each guest to bring an article
usable in the kitchen. Then the host
ess to make things interesting may
serve salad on tin pie plates, have
bonbons or salted nuts in individual
fluted patty pans and pass Saratoga
chips In an enamel kettle with a
skimmer to lift the wiggly chips out
Use jelly tumblers for water or grape
Juice, and the meat course should be
brought In In a new roasting pan. Tbe
dessert, preferably some frozen sweet,
may appear in small earthenware
bowls or Individual ramekins. Can't
you see just what a jolly time this
Oysters. Omelet
Smnkcd Herrlnir.
! Creamed Codfish or Finnan Haddl la
Chafing Dish.
Cold Meat. In very thick slices.
Pickled Eggs. Pickled Beets. Pickled
Onions.
Cucumbers. Lemons and Prawns.
Cold Slaw.
Fish or Potato Salad. Cheese Sandwiches.
Rye Bread In very tiny slices.
Cheese.
Honey Cakes. Oval Cinnamon Cakes.
Pancakes, size of a silver quarter.
Coffee and Chocolate.
or
Beer In Mugs.
IfflRD
OPERATION
PREVENTED
ByLydiaEPinkham'sVcf
eUbfe Compound
Chicago, TJL "I want to tell yon
what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound did for me. 1 was so sick.
that two of the best doctors in Chicago
said I would dio if I did sot have an
operation. 1 naa
already had two
operations, and
they wanted me to
go through a third
one. I suffered day
and night from in
flammation and a
small tumor, and
never thought of
seeinf a well dar
again. A friend
told me how Lydia
E.Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound had helped her, and
I tried it. and after the third bottle
was cured." Mrs. Alvtxa Sstrjssq,
1468 Clyboume Ave., Chicago, I1L
If yon are ill do not drag along at
home or in your place of employment
until an operation is necessary, but
build up the feminine system, and re
move the cause of those distressing
aches and pains by taking Lydia .
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, mad
from roots and herbs
For thirty years it has been the stan
dard remedy for female ills, and has
positively restored the health of thou
sands of women who have been troubled
with displacements, inflammation. ul
ceration, fibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, bearing-down
feeling, flatulency, indigestion, dizzi
ness, or nervous prostration. Why
don't you try it?
THE QUALITY OF MERCY.
The Chief Attraction.
Clothing ceases to be attractive
when It becomes mussed and dusty.
Veils are not wearable after the rent
appears. Gloves should be discarded
when they cannot be cleansed and
neatly mended. Shoes do not have to
come to tatters before being honestly
discharged from duty. As for bats,
every woman knows that ber -head
covering makes or mars her good
looks. Every housekeeper knows that
a neat home Is appealing and an un
tidy one repelling. We know these
things even when we disregard them.
Jkll w fjjf$jrA '"yi I
Miss Caustlque My friends shouM
be very thankful to me.
Miss Antique For what?
Miss Caustlque At the very great
number of disagreeable things I think
of, but don't say.
Summer Costumes
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ROUTT COUNTY, COLORADO, LAND
BOOM PREOICTED.
Keen observers predict a big boom
in property in Wantland, Colorado, the
new town which is being built la tho
center of the Little Snake River Val
ley in Routt County, Colorado. A big
Irrigation system is being built to irri
gate 60,000 acres of very fine land sur
rounding Wantland. The land Is be
ing sold by the State of Colorado for
50 cents per acre, under the Carey
Act. and water rights cost $35.00 an
acre. In ten year payments. Sugar fac
tories, flour mills, canneries, etc.. are
among the possible Industries to be lo
cated at Wantland. Full information
can be obtained from the Routt County
Colonization Company, 1734 Weltoa
St., Denver. Colo.
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HE attractive suit for a little boy
shown on tbe left is of white
pique. The tunic is made with a
iotible box piait in back and front and
s ornamented with groups of buttons.
The collar and cuffs are trimmed
ritb fine braiding and finished with
Waitings of muslin. Tbe shield of
Jie pique Is also trimmed with the
l-aid. The belt is of tbe pique or of
unite patent leather.
The smart little tunic suit in the
nldd'.e is of white pique made in the
trcvailing russian style. It. of course,
astens over on one side where It Is
rrimmed with a band of white em-
noidery.
The sleeves are tucked at the bot
tom and finished with bands of the
embroidery. The belt is of the pique
stitched at the edges. The plain pique
trousers Just show below the tunic.
White pique seems to be a favorite
fabric for children's frocks this sea
son, and it is used for the dainty little
girl's dress.
The high waisted skirt Is plaited
The blouse has a deep yoke of fine
tucked muslin and real Irish lace. The
lower parts of the sleeves are of the
same tucked muslin and lace. The
belt is of tbe pique braided at thu
1 edges.
The Juvenile Buster.
The famous Champ Clark, at a din
ner at Bowling Green, said of the
trusts:
"The feeling against monopolies has
reached even to the nursery. I saw a
little girl the other day slip something
beneath her plate. Then he mur
mured angrily:
'"I wish there was an anti-crust
law.' '
Hard Task, Indeed!
Little Helen was at the seaside with
ber aunt, and In the house where they
were staying was a telephone. One day
she heard her mother talking from the
city, and she was so terrified that she
burst Into tears.
"Oh, auntie, auntie!" she sobbed,
"ilow shall we ever get mamma out of
that little hole?"
Living In The Past
Poor Business.
"That tall structure on the corner
was erected by Hllks, the contractor.
It seems that he bullded better than
he knew."
"Gee! I'll bet be feels bad about It."
Could a man. w-re he given the op
portunity, really live In any age widely
emote from his own? Modem phl
osopliy tells us that life is then at its
llghest and best when the organism
s perfectly adapted to Its environ
nent. If this be so. then it Is clear
hat any large, sudden and abrupt
:hange in the environment must im
pair the vitality of tbe organism and
night even destroy It altogether,
rhert are many worthy people who
lelight to call themselves oldfash
oned anil are always longing, so they
jreteml. to live in some other and bet
ter age than their own. It is a vain
ispiratlon and those who entertain It
mly succeed, so far as they succeed
it all. In getting hopelessly out of
:ouch with their own age. We have
30 other age than our own to live in
md the true wisdom of life Is frankly
to live In our own age and to make
the best of it. neither bewailing the
past, of which, having no personal ex
perience, we make to ourselves an
ideal necessarily moro or less false,
nor disparaging the present merely
because it Is no easy thing to live well
and make the best of life In any age.
London Times.
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The Gentle Game.
Knicker Did he set foot where man
never trod before?
iiocker Yes. he kicked another
player on the skull.
Lewis' Single Binder, straight 5c
many smokers prefer them to 10c cigars.
Men who remain neutral in times
of public danger are enemies to their
country. Addison.
A Shining Nose.
Summer is a sorry time for the
woman with nose shine. She usually
resorts to powder, which coarsens
the pores, or she mops with alcohol,
which dries up the skin.
Instead of these, try bathing the
nose with hot water. In which a tea
spoonful of powdered borax has been
dissolved to each pint.
Wiping the surface of nose with a
soft flannel or piece of silk keeps
down tbe shine. Do not rub bard or
redness results.
Vr. Plre PI
orat itomacb. llTr and bowe,
Us7 granules, easy to taka aa candy.
Pallets isnlate sad !nrt-
tela. Sufar-eoM,
The rosette on a plain sailor hat
gives all the richness necessary.
Folded like a rose Into a round shape,
a bias piece of Persian silk has been
so manipulated that Its final effect
would suggest both expense and art. 1
Some animals multiply rapidly and
some snakes are adders.
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